1、Unit2 Travelling Around Period 2 Reading and Thinking教案教材分析：The topic of this unit is about travelling at home and abroad, which belongs to the theme context of “humans and nature”. Students are expected to talk about tours to Peru, listen to people discuss their travel plans, talk about preparing f
2、or travel and how to make reservations for a trip and finally be able to write a travel plan.The passage in this unit is mainly about some general introductions of Peru, including its location, capital and official language and some beautiful scenic spots of Peru, such as Amazon Rainforest Tour, Mac
3、hu Picchu Tour, Cusco Tour, and Lake Titicaca Tour. The writer vividly describes the characteristics of the four fabulous sights to the readers, who are deeply impressed by the description. The teacher is supposed to guide students to explore the four scenic spots and sum up its features. More impor
4、tantly, the teacher should motivate students to talk more and discuss the related topics.教学目标与核心素养：1. Enable students to acquire the basic usage of the new words and expressions concerning the topic of travelling and learn to use them flexibly.2. Enable students to sum up some details related to Per
5、u.3. Develop students sense of cooperative learning and individual thinking capability.4. Develop students different learning skills to solve different reading comprehensive problems, such as skimming, scanning and inferring.教学重难点：1. Develop students reading ability such as skimming, scanning and su
6、mmarizing.2. Let students talk about their travel plans and topics about travelling.教学过程：Step 1 Warming upHave a free talk with students. Ask them the following question:How much do you know about Peru? Lets have a quiz. Show the quiz on the screen.Step 2 Pre-readingPrediction:1. What types of text
7、is the passage?2. Let students guess what the text will be mainly about before reading by looking at the picture and the title.Tip: Before you read, look through the text quickly for titles, headers, pictures, charts, and any other information that might tell you about the type of the text.Step 3 Wh
8、ile-reading1. Fast readingAsk students to skim the reading passage to find out some main details about Peru as quickly as possible by doing the multiple choice test.2. Intensive readingAllow students to read the passage more carefully this time to sum up the features of each scenic spot.TourThings t
9、o doMeans of transportAmazon RainforestTravelling in the middle of the _.Exploring the rainforest with a _.Enjoying the _ and _unique to the forest._MachuPicchuExplore and be amazed by the _city.The _ is especially amazing._CuscoEnjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian _.Stay in a _hotelVisitthe
10、 _Admirethe _Enjoy the _local foodGo shopping at the _Step 4 Further Reading and discussionRead the text the third time and work in pairs to do the following task.Suppose you are a travel agent, and the following people want a package trip to Peru and ask for your advice. Please recommend them the d
11、estination according to their interest.1. Mike, a well-paid photographer, who has great interest in adventuring and exploration. He hopes to have an active holiday and shoot some pictures of different kinds of animals. He doesnt need first class accommodation.2. Bill is a reporter, who not only enjo
12、ys learning about the culture and lifestyle of the country, but also likes admiring beautiful scenery. He needs to make a report about the local peoples life in this country.3. Tom, a hiking lover, hopes to spend some days hiking while enjoying the beautiful natural scenery.4. Mary, a designer, is p
13、lanning to make a trip to a place, where she can enjoy the different architecture in that country and some excellent food. She also likes going shopping.Good expressions that students can choose to use: help the travelers choosewhich tour to take1.In my opinion, you could/might choose., because you
14、prefer to.2. .could be a perfect choice for you, for.3. .As far as I am concerned, you would enjoy., for4. .would probably suit you, because you enjoy/love/hate doing.Step 5 Passage ConsolidationLanguage appreciation:1. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and en
15、joying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.在接下来的三天里，您可以在当地导游的陪同下，深入雨林进行探索，欣赏雨林特有的动植物。本句主体结构为spend some time doing sth.。2. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.印加的建筑工人将石头切割成精确的尺寸，仅仅凭着石头间的完美契合，即可稳固墙体。本句为so that引导的结果状语从句。nothing与the perfect fit为并列成分；other than在句中意为“除了”。Step 6 HomeworkSuppose you will travel to Peru, write a short essay about your three-day tour plan.
